Chapter 10; dispensing medications

Question 1

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA):

Answer 1

agency that regulates controlled substances, their schedule, and who can use them

Question 2

Food and Drug Administration (FDA):

Answer 2

agency responsible for controlling the drugs that are acceptable for use in the United States, the two criteria the administration assures are the safety and efficiency of a drug

Question 3

investigational drugs

Answer 3

drugs that have not yet been approved by the FDA for human use

Question 4

over-the-counter (OTC) medications

Answer 4

medications that do not require a prescription to be purchased

Question 5

Schedule of Controlled Substances

Answer 5

a five-category listing of drugs according to their potential for abuse and usage in the United States